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Monday, October 29, 2012

Horror/Thriller Flick Can Help You Reduce Weight

It's the weight loss advice that watching horror flicks can help you burn calories just by sitting down and watch horror movies.

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The flick had to be scary, the scarier the flick is the more calories to be burn. Here are some of the examples of the horror flick that can help you reduce weight:

  • THE SHINING 
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Has been found that it can burn to an average of 184 calories, close to the same amount as a half-hour walk.


  • JAWS
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STEVEN SPIELBERG'S 1975 Classic JAW was on the second best thriller, it can burn 161 calories.


  • THE EXORCIST
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The controversial horror flick in 1974 THE EXORCIST, can burn 158 calories.


  • ALIEN(1979)
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Starring  Sigourney Weaver  and Tom Skerritt.  This ALIEN(1979) flick become the scariest movie ever made  for SCI-FI  category.  It can burn 152 calories.


  • SAW(2004)
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"Help! Someone help me! Is someone there? Hey! Oh shit, I'm probably dead".  This quote is much remembered in this flick called "SAW".  It can burn 133 calories.



Scientists at the University of Westminster tested ten people as they watched a selection of classic horror films.

They monitored the viewers’ heart rate, oxygen intake and carbon dioxide output to work out how much energy they were using.



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11 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 30, 2012 2:02 PM

    I honestly don't want to scare myself with horror films. I don't see the point. LOL!

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  2. R.O.M.E.L.O.October 30, 2012 2:35 PM

    Is this for real? I don't think it'll work for me because I don't like watching scary movies. Why? They're not scary anymore. Most are just gross than scary.

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  3. Franc RamonOctober 30, 2012 2:37 PM

    I'd rather lose it the hard way... Oh wait... I think watching horror flicks is the harder way. These are really iconic and scary horror movies.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 2:53 PM

    Really? These can make you lose fat? Haha! I will have to try this though.

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  5. Grasyah | The Island MomOctober 30, 2012 6:14 PM

    I love watching horror films.. But I just learned that I can lost some weight due to watching these kind of movies.. LOL

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  6. jsncruzOctober 30, 2012 6:15 PM

    Haha nice post! Very entertaining and I already know how I'll lose weight with horror flicks: jumping up and switching off the PC! :))

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  7. Ron LeybaOctober 30, 2012 11:53 PM

    Wow, scare your self to loose weight. Watching movies while loosing weight seems legit, hehe.

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  8. YANIOctober 31, 2012 12:25 AM

    First tome to encounter a study like this. I'd rather not watch those films ...will jog na lang every morning.

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  9. UnknownOctober 31, 2012 5:40 AM

    I'm not really a fan of horror flicks so this is one weight loss tip I'll have to pass.

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  10. jrplazaOctober 31, 2012 11:30 AM

    Yup, the movie here that freaks the daylights out of me if the saw. Its very very scary. Good that you've listed horrific stuff here. I'll add this to my top 10 list reference:)

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  11. jo-annNovember 01, 2012 6:28 AM

    I love watching horror before but now that I am sometimes alone in the house

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